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SUMMARY:Public event: Filipino peasant farmers leader
DESCRIPTION:The Philippine Peasant Farmer Movement is coming to Edmonton! \nDanilo “Ka Daning” Ramos is a veteran peasant farmer leader and one of the most respected voices of the Filipino Farmer’s Movement. He currently stands as the National Chairperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)\, advancing the rights and struggles of millions of peasants\, farm workers\, youth\, women\, and Indigenous peoples across the Philippines. \nKa Daning’s tour comes amid intensified militarization and human rights abuses against peasant farmers and Indigenous communities at the hands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and backed by foreign US forces\, with continued land dispossession\, displacement\, kidnappings\, and bombings. \nThe recent Canada-Philippine Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) will see Canadian troops on the ground in the Philippines backing the AFP. This will result in continued violence against farmers\, repression of resistance to destructive Canadian mining operations\, and escalation for war with China through the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPT) and the upcoming Balikatan War Games. \nPhilippine Edmonton Solidarity Organization (PESO)\, Anakbayan Edmonton\, and Migrante Alberta\, call on our allies to build international solidarity with the Filipino Peasants Movement\, and to come out and learn from Ka Daning on the struggles for land reform\, rural development\, people’s rights\, and national liberation.\nUnited Church people: The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines is a sponsor of brother Danilo’s visit\, and they are a longtime United Church partner here in Canada. We are also close companions of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines\, and together the people of the United Church have long been involved in challenging Canadian complicity in human rights violations throughout the archipelago. Canadian mining companies have had serious impacts in the Philippines\, in part because they are often protected by the Filipino military. This new military agreement is a serious concern. We are invited to learn in community. \nInterested in supporting or getting involved? – Fill out our interest form today: tinyurl.com/KDTEDM \nOr contribute to our fundraising efforts:\n– Etransfer with note “Ka Daning” to\n– migrantealberta@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://northernspiritrc.ca/event/public-event-filipino-peasant-farmers-leader/
LOCATION:Ironworkers Union Hall\, 10512 122 St NW\, Edmonton\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events,Ecumenical Partners,Global Witness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250925T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250925T140000
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SUMMARY:God-Talks from Diasporic Filipino Ministers in the UCC
DESCRIPTION:Our lunch time Intercultural Coffee Chai series resumes! \nThursday\, Sept 25\, 2025\, 12:30pm MDT and CST/1:30pm CDT (90 minutes).  \nIntercultural Stories and Narratives: God-Talks from Diasporic Filipino Ministers in the United Church of Canada \nBring your lunch and join us as we resume the Western Intercultural Ministries Network 100th Anniversary series honouring ethno-cultural communities within the United Church. \nThe Filipino Ministers Network in The United Church of Canada invites you to join them for a panel discussion about seeking God in the midst of every-day life. In the Philippines\, theologizing is embodied in everyday life; not seen as a separate religious category or exercise. Faith grows out of our lived experience: life-stories\, turning points\, crises and celebrations. God is active in shaping our everyday decision-making. \nWe’ve invited three Filipino ministers to reflect on their own faith-journeys\, and describe how they have come to talk about God differently with each other\, and with the congregations they lead. They’ll talk about how being immigrants to Canada has shaped their understanding of God\, and how theologies emerging in the Philippines can enrich their life and work within the Canadian church and culture. \nJoin us to broaden your theological imagination! \nZoom info:\nhttps://united-church.zoom.us/j/81253431672?pwd=Bg3Wb0bPR1IvIn48wLLyZLw2GPL6Yi.1 \nMeeting ID: 812 5343 1672        Password: 231524 \nPhone as needed: 855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free \nPanelists\, Topics\, and Bios\n\n\nRev. Noel Suministrado\,“A Filipino Theology of Diaspora; Some Initial Notes and Reflections”\n\n\nRev. Noel Suministrado was born in Tayabas\, Quezon\, Philippines. He is an ordained minister of United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and took his theological studies in Union Theological Seminary\, Philippines\, and the Master of Ecumenical Studies in Bossey Ecumenical Institute and University of Geneva in Switzerland. \nBefore he came to Canada\, he taught Ecumenical Theology in Union Theological Seminary and was the first minister to be assigned in the Mutual Recognition of Ministry Personnel Agreement program of the UCC in 2017. He served Broadway Disciples United Church in Winnipeg for four years and Hamiota United Church of which is his present pastoral charge. \nAmong his involvements are: UCC -Roman Catholic Dialogue\, the International Dialogue of the Disciples of Christ -Roman Catholic Church\, the Commission of Faith and Witness of the Canadian Council of Churches and is currently member of Theology Interchurch and InterFaith Committee (TICIF) of the United Church of Canada. \n\n\nRev. Kim Vidal\, “Embodying the Mary-Martha Paradigm of Ministry”\n\n\nRev. Kim Vidal lives in the city of Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada and is currently serving Bells Corners United Church\, in her 12th year.  Kim was born in the Philippines and was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist Church. She immigrated to Ottawa\, Ontario in 1994 and transferred her membership to Wesley United Church (Ottawa) in 1995. She completed her Bachelor of Theology degree at St. Paul University in Ottawa (1996) and then garnered her Master of Divinity at Queen’s Theological College in Kingston\, Ontario (2008). She was ordained at the annual general meeting of the Ottawa-Montreal Conference of the United Church of Canada in 2009. \n\n\nRev. Ariel Siagan\, “Christian Activism Among Filipino Diasporic Communities”\n\n\nRev Siagan is currently finishing his PhD thesis at Trinity College\, University of Toronto. He completed his Master’s degree in Theology in Seoul\, South Korea and then gained six years of congregational ministry experience in the Philippines. He also has ten years of ecumenical experience with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines. \n 
URL:https://northernspiritrc.ca/event/god-talks-from-diasporic-filipino-ministers-in-the-ucc/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:100th Anniversary of the UCC,Ecumenical Partners,Global Witness,Intercultural,Regional event
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SUMMARY:Godly Play Core Training
DESCRIPTION:Godly Play Core Training (online and in person) takes place for three hours each on four Saturdays via Zoom and culminates in an evening and a full day training\, onsite in beautiful Vancouver\, British Columbia. 8:30 to 11:30 am PDT Saturdays April 26\, May 10 & 24\, June 7\, 2025 Online via Zoom and 5:30 to 8:30 pm\, Aug. 12; 9 am to 3:30 pm Aug. 13\, 2025 in person\nPacific Spirit United Church\, Vancouver\, BC \nThe training will cover all the content as an in-person training: development and practice of all story genres – Sacred\, Parable\, Liturgical Action with the fourth genre\, silence\, woven throughout. There are also plenaries on creating sacred space\, supporting the community of children\, children’s spirituality\, the Godly Play environment and getting started. Reading\, reflecting and practicing stories between sessions is also part of the work. \nWe use an action/reflection model with some leader presentations and a lot of interaction. All learning will take place in a prayerful and playful atmosphere with creative and experienced Godly Play trainers. There are lots of things you can learn from a lecture\, but Godly Play is learned from the inside out!\nCost: $350 CDN (if you register for all sessions). Includes all background information\, resources\, and information to tell the stories\, plus in person\, snacks\, supper and lunch. Certificates of Participation are available for those who complete all the sessions. Space is limited to 12 people. Priority will be given for participants who register for the full training.\nThe Heart of Godly Play – Creating sacred space – Building and working in community – Nurturing spiritual development\n– Learning religious language – Using silence\, story\, and play to make meaning.\nI wonder how you will enter the circle?
URL:https://northernspiritrc.ca/event/godly-play-core-training/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Community events,Ecumenical Partners,Global Witness
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SUMMARY:Stand with Me: Palestinian Children and Military Detention - A workshop
DESCRIPTION:Stand with Me: Palestinian Children and Military Detention – A workshop\nPalestinian families live in constant awareness that Israeli soldiers could invade their house at any hour of the day or night and take a child away – often for arbitrary reasons and for an unknown length of time. According to Defense for Children International Palestine(a United Church partner in mission). Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in military courts. \nJoin us for this 90 minute workshop to learn what the day to day reality is and an action you could take today to stand up for Palestinian children and their families. The workshop is hosted by PalNet Pacific\, CFOS and CJPME:Okanagan. PalNet Pacific is one of the networks of the Pacific Mountain Region and a regional group of UNJPPI (United Network for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel)\nLearn more and register at Eventbrite: https://palestinianchildrenandmilitarydetention.eventbrite.ca \n 
URL:https://northernspiritrc.ca/event/stand-with-me-palestinian-children-and-military-detention-a-workshop/
LOCATION:AB
CATEGORIES:Events,Global Witness
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